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Bordeaux vs
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Cost-of-living comparison and salary equivalence. Enter your current salary to see what you'd need to earn to live equally well.

Bordeaux, FR vs Stuttgart, DE at a glance — Stuttgart, DE is 10% more expensive than Bordeaux, FR overall. Median 1-bed rent runs about $1,150/mo versus $850/mo. Top income tax: 45% vs 45%.

Your salary in Bordeaux, FR

$/ year

To keep the same standard of living in Stuttgart, DE, you'd need

$82,217 / year

Stuttgart, DE is 10% more expensive overall

Category breakdown (Stuttgart, DE vs Bordeaux, FR)

Housing+20%
Food & groceries0%
Transport+13%
Utilities+16%
Healthcare+16%
Goods & services0%

Median 1-bed rent

$850 /mo

Bordeaux, FR overview →

Median 1-bed rent

$1,150 /mo

Stuttgart, DE overview →

◎ How Bordeaux, FR and Stuttgart, DE compare

Bordeaux, FRStuttgart, DE

Index vs the US average — the line marks 100. Lower is cheaper.

▤ Full comparison

	Bordeaux, FR	Stuttgart, DE
Cost of living
Overall cost index	99	109
Housing	100	120
Food	106	106
Transport	76	86
Utilities	110	128
Healthcare	82	95
Goods & services	106	106
Housing
Rent, 1-bed centre	$850/mo	$1,150/mo
Rent, 1-bed outside	$660/mo	$850/mo
Rent, 3-bed centre	$1,700/mo	$2,200/mo
Buy price / m² centre	$5,500	$6,500
Money & purchasing power
$1,000 goes as far as	$1,008	$919
Inexpensive meal	$16	$15
Monthly transit pass	$45	$100
Taxes
Income tax (top rate)	45%	45%
VAT / sales tax	20%	19%
Social security (employee)	22%	20%
Corporate tax	25%	30%
Capital gains	30%	26.4%
Economy & salaries
Avg net salary	$2,600/mo	$2,900/mo
Avg annual wage (OECD, PPP)	$60,483^✓	$76,285^✓
Minimum wage	$2,164/mo^✓	$2,716/mo^✓
GDP per capita	$48,986^✓	$60,496^✓
Inflation (annual)	0.9%^✓	2.2%^✓
Work & digital nomad
Digital-nomad visa	No	No
English proficiency	Moderate	High
Coworking spaces	25	25
Time zone	UTC+1	UTC+1
Quality of life
Quality of life (overall)	74	72
Safety index	63	70
Healthcare index	85	84
Pollution index	40	42
Internet speed	160 Mbps	150 Mbps
Walkability	82	74
Public transport	76	80
Family-friendly	74	74
Tap water	Safe to drink	Safe to drink
Life expectancy	83 yr^✓	81 yr^✓
LGBTQ+ acceptance	High	High
Climate
January avg	+7 °C	+1 °C
July avg	+22 °C	+20 °C
Sunny days / year	200	110
Rainfall / year	950 mm	680 mm
Connectivity
Flight to nearest hub	1 h	1 h

Taxes & Economy & salaries: France vs Germany. Estimates use approximate cost-of-living indices (US average = 100) and are for general guidance only.

✓ = official statistics (OECD (PPP), Eurostat 2026, World Bank 2025, World Bank 2024). Unmarked figures are CostTrek estimates. How we calculate these figures →

Cost of living: Bordeaux vs Stuttgart — in your currency

Currency

BordeauxStuttgart

1-bed rent, city centre$850$1,150

1-bed rent, outside centre$660$850

Inexpensive meal$16$15

Monthly transit pass$45$100

Utilities (monthly)$165$260

Converted from USD at approximate rates (2026-09).

Good to know before you move to Bordeaux

An elegant, honey-stone city on the Garonne at the heart of France's greatest wine region — just two hours from Paris by TGV and a short hop to the Atlantic beaches. Milder and cheaper than Paris, it's become a magnet for remote workers and Parisians heading south.

Currency: Euro (€ EUR)
Languages: French
Time zone: UTC+1
Internet: 160 Mbps
English: Fairly common
Safety: 63/100
Climate: ❄ 7°C · ☀ 22°C · 200 sunny days/yr
Tap water: Safe to drink
Power: E · 230V
Driving: Right-hand side
Popular areas: Chartrons · Saint-Pierre · Saint-Michel · La Bastide

Good to know before you move to Stuttgart

Germany's car-industry heartland (Mercedes and Porsche are born here) — an affluent, hilly city ringed by vineyards with high wages and a strong engineering job market. Costs sit near the German top end, just below Munich, and housing is tight.

Currency: Euro (€ EUR)
Languages: German
Time zone: UTC+1
Internet: 150 Mbps
English: Widely spoken
Safety: 70/100
Climate: ❄ 1°C · ☀ 20°C · 110 sunny days/yr
Tap water: Safe to drink
Power: F · 230V
Driving: Right-hand side
Popular areas: Mitte · West · Süd · Bad Cannstatt

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? Frequently asked questions

Moving from Bordeaux to Stuttgart: cheaper or more expensive?

Moving from Bordeaux to Stuttgart, your cost of living will be roughly 10% more expensive. Stuttgart’s cost-of-living index is 109 versus 99 for Bordeaux (US = 100). Use the salary tool above to see the income you’d need to keep the same lifestyle.

Is Bordeaux cheaper than Stuttgart?

Stuttgart is about 10% more expensive than Bordeaux overall — its cost-of-living index is 109 versus 99 for Bordeaux.

Which is more expensive, Bordeaux or Stuttgart?

Stuttgart is more expensive than Bordeaux. Its cost-of-living index is 109 vs 99 (US = 100) — about 10% higher.

Is rent cheaper in Bordeaux or Stuttgart?

Rent is cheaper in Bordeaux — about $850/month for a one-bedroom in the city centre, vs $1,150 in Stuttgart.

How much do you need to earn in Stuttgart to live like in Bordeaux?

To keep the same standard of living, a $75,000 salary in Bordeaux is worth about $82,217 in Stuttgart. Enter your own figure in the calculator above.

Which has lower taxes, Bordeaux or Stuttgart?

France has the lower top income-tax rate — 45% versus 45% in Germany.

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How we calculate these figures →

Estimates use approximate cost-of-living indices (US average = 100) and are for general guidance only.